The

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. ...

School of Geography, Development and Environment is an academic department and professional school for geographical education and urban and regional development, GIS, development practice, and environmental studies. Degrees conferred include Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). As of the 2022

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, the School of Geography at the

ranks 6th in the U.S. and 39th in the world. The school's research centers have contributed to global climate change adaption interventions and policy, including the

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(IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C. The school's faculty include noted feminist theorist and past president of the

American Association of Geographers The American Association of Geographers (AAG) is a non-profit scientific and educational society aimed at advancing the understanding, study, and importance of geography and related fields. Its headquarters is located in Washington, D.C. The ...

Janice Monk, critical climatologist and

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member

Diana Liverman Diana Liverman (born May 15, 1954, Accra, Ghana) is a retired Regents Professor of Geography and Development and past Director of the University of Arizona School of Geography, Development and Environment in the College of Social and Behavio ...

, paleoclimatologist Jessica Tierney, criminologist and author Stefano Bloch, social geographer

Sallie A. Marston Sallie A. Marston (born 1953) is an American social geographer and Regents Professor in the University of Arizona School of Geography, Development and Environment located in Tucson, Arizona. Martson is recipient of the American Association of G ...

, and radical scholar and activist Marv Waterstone – co-author of ''Consequences of Capitalism'' (2021) with

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is ...

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